Description

Now television is pretty much done with him because his palm crystal turned red, Phill Jupitus is enjoying the visceral thrill of live stand-up performing once more. In a user-friendly teatime slot, old man Jupitus will tell you things which have happened to him, but will exaggerate wildly. He will also sing. Don’t panic. He was in Hairspray. It’s in his wheelhouse. When you see it, this show will be his third of the day. So you’ll be able to gauge, very quickly, how well the others went. There might be biscuits. Might not.

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Fringe Fan
115 days ago

Our first show of the Fringe this year and what a let down. Having seen Jupitus many times before we were confident this would provide the perfect start to our week. How wrong we were. Basically the whole show was an hour long self indulgent description of him receiving an honorary degree. We waited and waited for the laughs, of which there was one right at the end when he talked about Ch4 losing GBBO to Ch5. Such a shame, we left heavy hearted and disappointed.

Emerlist Davjack
127 days ago

Obviously some people find him funny but we didn’t. He had a few jokes but spent most of the show telling a fairly unfunny story about how he received his honorary doctorate.
Our worst show of the Fringe. We would have left early if we had been closer to the exit.

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Edinburgh Festivals Magazine
(3/5 stars)116 days ago

In a Fringe full of comedy shows featuring oddball sketches and ‘off the wall’ abstract skits, Phill Jupitus takes the traditional path of storytelling, a refreshing act of classic stand-up that often feels glo...

One4Review
(3/5 stars)122 days ago

A song, some admin, and we were off: the story of the day Mr Jupitus got his honorary doctorate, with some detours and occasional side-streets along the way. What should be expected of an hour of stand up by Phill … Read More
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Fest
(3/5 stars)125 days ago

Last year Phill Jupitus received an honorary doctorate from the University of Kent. This show recounts the comis's bafflement at such an honour and the ceremony he attended to receive the award. And that's it. In a Fringe overrun with clever-clever postmodern narrative tricks, and young guns eager to dismantle...

The Student Newspaper
(4/5 stars)125 days ago

Very few comedians can guarantee laughs throughout a show as consistently as Jupitus can. Thirty four years in entertainment can really shine through with a comic as talented as him, and he proves it once more with an incredible show that delivers the funnies again and again. A master comedian with a madcap story to tell, you strike gold when you see Phill Jupitus on stage.

Broadway Baby
(4/5 stars)128 days ago

As a huge number of the entries in the Fringe programme could tell you, the life of a stand-up is a tough one – hours and hours of unpaid work just to get a decent set together and followed by a life of travel, constantly having to single-handedly win over...